For the 250th Anniversary of the United States, the University of Chicago has the following book recommendations.
Book descriptions and purchase details follow:
Reposted by Ruth Paget
-author Eating Soup with Chopsticks, Marrying France, and Europe’s Lessons written during overseas duty in Germany + 5 other Kindle books
-developer of food and beverage knowledge games
Winning Salinas, California Day - 5 Ps by Ruth Zpaget
-Preparing for the Cars for Super Nino -
Went to Valvoline to get oil change, tire rotation, and filter changes, light checks, wiper blade check and radiator check on both family cars yesterday and this morning.
-Pebble Beach Outing
Went for oceanside walk and birdwatching
-Peerless Coffee from Oakland, California
Peerless latte at the Market in Pebble Beach, California
-Pernod pastis from Paris, France
Bought a French Pernod anise-flavored cocktail at the Corral Deli and Liquor Market at Highway 68 and Corral de Tierra Road (Pastures of Heaven territory)
-Pine Cone Newspaper
Picked up a copy of the Carmel Pine Cone and read that there is a 962-unit apartment complex in the works along Highway 68 by Corral de Tierra
Five very neat things for an October 2026 vacation day in Salinas, California.
By Ruth Paget
-author Eating Soup with Chopsticks, Marrying France, and Europe’s Lessons written during overseas duty in Germany + 5 other Kindle books
-developer of the Novgorod and Bento War Games + 8 Classical Western Civilization Games
-developer of food and beverage knowledge games
-creator of online exhibits about San Miguel Arcangel Mission, French baguette making, and the Carmel Valley History Center
-creator of French travel and culture games
-writer of 2000+ Central Coast California lifestyle blogs
-family genealogist
-developer of 9 music theory games
This green Le Creuset French Press coffee pot is pretty and useful.
I like Frenchbpresses coffee pots:
-you place your ground coffee in the bottom
-pour on hot water
-let coffee steep
-press down
-pour out your coffee
The following TikTok video shows the French Press in use:
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTyQLLVVF/
Reposted by Ruth Paget
L-author Eating Soup with Chopsticks, Marrying France, and Europe’s Lessons written during overseas duty in Germany + 5 other Kindle books
-developer of the Novgorod and Bento War Games + 8 Classical Western Civilization War Games
-developer of food and beverage knowledge games
-creator of online exhibits about San Miguel Arcangel Mission, French baguette making, and the Carmel Valley History Center
-creator of French travel and culture games
-writer of 2000+ Central Coast California lifestyle blogs
-family genealogist
-developer of 9 music theory games
University of Chicago Fall 2026 Art Exhibits Across Campus deal with Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) to digital art.
A list of the exhibits and brief descriptions follows with a link to detailed exhibit description:
-Created Equal: The Premises and Promises of the Declaration of Independence
-Hartapu: The Forgotten King of Anatolia
-How Do We Heal -an exhibit about how the process of creating art helps us heal
-Intentionality, 1960: Whose Dreams - an exhibit about community displacement in Chicago
-Karina Ashadu - an exhibit about bodybuilding in Lagos, Nigeria
-Pierre Bismuth: Love Bless America - an exhibit about leading figures of Chicago’s jazz and improvisational music scene
-teamLab: Everything Exists in Infinite Continuity - a digital art installation
Full descriptions about these art exhibits at the University of Chicago follow:
Reposted by Ruth Paget
-author Eating Soup with Chopsticks, Marrying France, and Europe’s Lessons written during overseas duty in Germany + 5 other Kindle books
-developer of food and beverage knowledge games
The following Science Daily article suggests that Korean Kimchi removes microplastics from the gut by binding to them before being flushed out of the body.
The article I read follows:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260517211451.htm
Food and Wine magazine has also written about kimchi removing microplastics from the gut. Their article follows:
https://www.foodandwine.com/kimchi-may-help-remove-microplastics-from-human-body-11953372
Reposted by Ruth Paget
-author Eating Soup with Chopsticks, Marrying France, and Europe’s Lessons written during overseas duty in Germany + 5 other Kindle books
-developer of the Novgorod and Bento War Games + 8 Classical Western Civilization Games
-developer of food and beverage knowledge games
-creator of online exhibits about San Miguel Arcangel Mission, French baguette making, and the Carmel Valley History Center
-creator of French travel and culture games
-writer of 2000+ Central Coast California lifestyle blogs
-family genealogist
-developer of 9 music theory games
An Adult Advent Calendar Featuring Cheese!
Mom Ruth likes this Advent calendar that is being advertised on TikTok.
The advertisement video from TikTok follows:
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPLJm9EFj/
Great idea!
Reposted by Ruth Paget
-author Eating Soup with Chopsticks, Marrying France, and Europe’s Lessons written during overseas duty in Germany + 5 other Kindle books
-developer of the Novgorod and Bento War Games + 8 Classical Western Civilization War Games
-developer of food and beverage knowledge games
-creator of online exhibits about San Miguel Arcangel Mission, French baguette making, and the Carmel Valley History Center
-creator of French travel and culture games
-writer of 2,000 Central Coast California lifestyle blogs
-family genealogist
-developer of 9 music theory games
Brooklyn Pizza looks very appetizing and healthy.
If you freeze those pies and sell them, I will buy them. I shop at Raley’s Nob Hill in Salinas, California!
Gorgeous pizza Krispy Pizza selections in the following TikTok video:
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTymggCkb/
If you use a pizza stone in your oven, the crust on frozen artisanal pizza becomes crispy.
More on the Krispy Pizza Chain from Tik Tok:
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTymGUFWm/
Mangiamo!
By Ruth Paget
-author Eating Soup with Chopsticks, Marrying France, and Europe’s Lessons written during overseas duty in Germany + 5 other Kindle books
-developer of the Novgorod and Bento War Games + 8 Classical Western Civilization War Games
-developer of food and beverage knowledge games
-creator of online exhibits about Dan Miguel Arcangel Mission, French baguette making, and the Carmel Valley History Center
-creator of French travel and culture games
-writer of 1900+ Central Coast California lifestyle blogs
-family genealogist
-developer of 9 music theory games
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